Custer County, ID Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$970,191

Cost of Crime™ for Custer County, ID

In 2025, violent crime will cost $466 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Custer County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Custer County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Custer County sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of counties and behind 33%. The grade covers only Custer County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Custer County is 2.963 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 84 in the northwest areas to 1 in 676 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Custer County, ID report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Custer County, ID

The tangible cost of violent crime in Custer County is projected at $970,191 for 2025, about $215 per resident and $466 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Custer County Compared to Other Counties?

Custer County, ID:	$215
Bonneville County, ID:	$165
Kootenai County, ID:	$138
Idaho:	$169
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $215 per resident each year in Custer County, which is $43 less than the national average and $46 more than Idaho's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Custer County:

In Bonneville County, ID, crime costs $165 per person, which is $50 less than in Custer County.
In Kootenai County, ID, crime costs $138 per person, which is $77 less than in Custer County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Custer County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Custer County	Cost per Custer County Resident
Murder	$448,203	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$271,208	$60
Robbery	$23,584	$5
Assault	$227,196	$50
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$970,191	$215

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Custer County, ID

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Custer County totals $4,335,649 ($961 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,305,840 ($1,176 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Custer County, ID, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Custer County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Custer County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.753
Robbery	0.1661
Rape	0.9911
Murder	0.0528
Total Violent Crime	2.963 (B)

Individual Custer County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Custer County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Custer County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Clark County, ID	D-	F	C+
Boise County, ID	B+	D+	A+
Valley County, ID	C-	D+	B-
Madison County, ID	C	D	C+
Gem County, ID	B+	A	A+
Fremont County, ID	B-	C+	A
Washington County, ID	C	D+	A-
Payette County, ID	B	B	A-
Malheur County, OR	C-	C-	D
Baker County, OR	B-	A-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Custer County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Owyhee County, ID	C	B-	B-
Major County, OK	C	C	C
Maries County, MO	D+	B-	B-
Martin County, TX	D+	D+	D+
Martinsville City, VA	C-	C-	C-
Mason County, IL	A	A	A
Oregon County, MO	D	C-	C-
Osborne County, KS	F	D	D
Osceola County, IA	B	B	B
Oscoda County, MI	B	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Custer County is as safe as the Idaho state average and safer than the national average.

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